DEFLORATION

defloration

(noun) the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

defloration

(noun) an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

defloration (countable and uncountable, plural deflorations)

the act of deflowering

Synonym: deflowerment

Source: Wiktionary


Def`lo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.]

1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.

2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.] The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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